Strong smelling urine

[ponyboy]

This morning just had an incident where my urine was dark and smelled quite strong...not sure what it was from and wondering if anyone has any idea?

I've had almost 2 liters of water already today so it can't be dehydration...diet is the same as usual, already taught an abs class so worked out but didn't really sweat. I'm thinking it might be the tribulus? Haven't had a good amount of protein yet today, so that might be it as well I suppose.

Any ideas? Whenever my body does something out of the ordinary I always like to know what's going on.

 

[kuso]

dark as in yellow....or more brownish?

 

[TheIcon2]

Did you eat asparagus? Asparagus will make some peoples pee smell like rhinosorous poop. It is god awful.

 

[Duncan]

How many carbs do you ingest?

Do you take vitamins on an empty stomach?

 

[ponyboy]

More dark yellow than brown...no asparagus recently and yes, I'm eating carbs so it can't be ketosis. Had oatmeal this morning and a muffin about two hours ago.

No multis on an empty stomach either. I never do that because it alwasy makes me burp nasty tasting stuff.

 

[Leslie]

Are you taking any medication? That can change your urine. Mostly dark yellow urine is caused by dehydration. Perhaps your abs class was more work than you thought or amybe it was warm....

 

[kuso]

Originally posted by Leslie2196
amybe it was warm....

Well I very much doubt he actually touched it

 

[Leslie]

Originally posted by kuso


Well I very much doubt he actually touched it

HA HA kus! You know what I meant! LOL

 

[ponyboy]

Oh, I wasn't supposed to touch it?

I thought I'd follow mmafiters example...although I realize I wasn't in a McDonalds...

 

[bigss75]

 

[Tboy]

If you tend to hold it a long time it could smell stronger than normal sometimes.

If you have not changed your diet or started taken any new pills it could be a possible bladder infection, if it keeps up go see a doc.

 

[EarWax]

Take garlic pills, it will make you so strong smelling that no one will notice the bad urine smell.

 

[crackerjack414]

do you drink diet sodas????? that can do it. Did it smell more like ammonia? have done you any steroids in the last 6 months. These can all contribute to it.

 

[kuso]

Originally posted by Tboy
If you tend to hold it a long time it could smell stronger than normal sometimes.

Maybe thats my problem.....it also tends to come out a lot thicker than usual as well

 

[Tboy]

Originally posted by kuso
it also tends to come out a lot thicker than usual as well

So... you make your own Pee soup aye?

 

[BigAL]

Originally posted by ponyboy
This morning just had an incident where my urine was dark and smelled quite strong...not sure what it was from and wondering if anyone has any idea?

Strong smell of ammonia? If so your kidneys are working overtime to neutralize your body's acidity; the food your eating is high in protein. You can help neutralize your body's acidity with potassium-magnesium aspartate.

 

[Monolith]

Re: Re: Strong smelling urine

Originally posted by BigAL
Strong smell of ammonia? If so your kidneys are working overtime to neutralize your body's acidity; the food your eating is high in protein. You can help neutralize your body's acidity with potassium-magnesium aspartate.

just did a search and found this thread as ive noticed the same problem...

urine has a strong smell of ammonia (i think thats what it is, anyway). its not all the time, but frequently.

its safe to assume that this isnt healthy, right? is my diet too high in protein? or am i just not getting enough water?

 

[DaMayor]

It's Keto-acidosis.....you're dead dude.

Just kidding.
I've noticed that some suppliments cause a signifigant change in color......I could take a leak in the dark and not miss the lou. I'd say increase your water intake, and monitor it. If it concerns you that much, go see a Doc.....better safe than sorry.

 

[Monolith]

Originally posted by DaMayor
It's Keto-acidosis.....you're dead dude.

Just kidding.
I've noticed that some suppliments cause a signifigant change in color......I could take a leak in the dark and not miss the lou. I'd say increase your water intake, and monitor it. If it concerns you that much, go see a Doc.....better safe than sorry.

lol, thanks

im not supplementing with anything though... just whey. my water has been fairly good too, around 6L a day, but i suppose i could try to get it up to 7.

it doesnt really concern me per se, but its just a bit unusual. im not in ketosis or anything, so im more curious than anything.

 

[DaMayor]

Actually, I meant multi-vitamins. My bad.

 

[sara]

what did you eat the day before ?

 

[BigAL]

Originally posted by Monolith
just did a search and found this thread as ive noticed the same problem...

urine has a strong smell of ammonia (i think thats what it is, anyway). its not all the time, but frequently.

its safe to assume that this isnt healthy, right? is my diet too high in protein? or am i just not getting enough water?

Drinking water will always help. Your diet is likely high in protein,
and/or processed foods, while low on alkaline foods.

If you do a litmus test on your saliva,
you may find out that its pH is around 6,
whereas ideally it should be around 7.5pH.